Annual protest known as “Kvennaverkfall” or “Women’s Day Off” highlights gender inequalities in Iceland
Thousands of women in Iceland, including the Prime Minister, Katrín Jakobsdóttir, participated in a protest this Tuesday (24.Oct.2023) to draw attention to pay inequality and gender-based violence in the country. Known as the “Kvennaverkfall“, or “Women’s Day Off”, the annual event also highlights the contribution of women to Icelandic society. The information is from guardian.
Jakobsdóttir, who stopped working this Tuesday (24.Oct) because of the strike, said that she intends to achieve full gender equality in Iceland by 2030 and that the country is doing “your best” to address the pay gap, violence against women and sexual harassment.
“My dream is that we do this [alcançar a igualdade de gênero plena] before 2030, but I know it will take a lot of effort. We have made changes to the legislation in relation to both of these issues and I hope we continue to make progress.”he said.
Around 100,000 women gathered in the capital Reykjavik in an all-day demonstration, the largest in the country’s history since World War I. “Kvennaverkfall”on October 24, 1975.
Tienduizenden vrouwen, waaronder premier Katrín Jakobsdóttir, zijn vandaag in IJsland voor 24 uur in staking gegaan voor gelijke beloning.
Een historische opkomst tijdens het protest in dit slechts 387,758 inwoners tellende land.
📽️ Via @AnonymeCitoyenpic.twitter.com/IqsNWbxPRd
— Niemands Knegt (@NiemandsKnegt) October 24, 2023
According to UN estimates (United Nations), at the current rate, it would take almost 300 years to achieve complete gender equality in the world. “It is not acceptable that women around the world have to wait 300 years for full equality”added the premier this Tuesday (Oct 24).
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